Chapter 2 of The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLARE. [Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come. MALISE. [TO MRS. MILER] Show them in!
Chapter 2 of The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “[Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “[Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “[Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.”
(used only in combinations) the length of something in miles
From this reading “MILER] Show them in!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “[TO MRS.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “[Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “MILER] Show them in!”
emotionally unmoved
From this reading “[Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLARE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading [Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MILER] Show them in!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading [Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALISE.
(used only in combinations) the length of something in miles
From this reading MILER] Show them in!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading [TO MRS.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading [Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading MILER] Show them in!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [TO MRS.
emotionally unmoved
From this reading [Her face scornful and unmoved] Let them come.
Chapter 2 of The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts by John Galsworthy holds 301 sentences, grouped into 61 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 301 sentences of The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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